Form 8.3 UNITE GROUP PLC, THE

Barclays PLC

27 November 2025

 

FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR
MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1.				KEY INFORMATION
(a)	Full name of discloser:				Barclays PLC.
(b)	Owner or controller of interest and short
	positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c)	Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose				UNITE GROUP PLC, THE
	relevant securities this form relates:
(d)	If an exempt fund manager connected with an
	offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
	offeror/offeree:
(e)	Date position held/dealing undertaken:				26 Nov 2025
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making				YES:
	disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?				EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY PLC
2.				POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree
	to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)
Class of relevant security:				25p ordinary
				Interests		Short Positions
				Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:			8,021,370	1.64%	1,648,602	0.34%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				1,419,910	0.29%	7,925,920	1.62%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			9,441,280	1.93%	9,574,522	1.95%
(b)	Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive
	options)
Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
3.				DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Purchases and sales
Class of relevant		Purchase/sale		Number of		Price per unit
security				securities
25p ordinary		Purchase		186,054		5.4182  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		107,215		5.3632  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		59,558		5.4550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		58,316		5.3768  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		31,236		5.3626  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		18,520		5.3579  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		15,265		5.3450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		14,282		5.3724  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,863		5.3442  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		13,000		5.3805  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		12,544		5.3421  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		8,375		5.3977  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		7,676		5.3513  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		6,723		5.4139  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,192		5.4297  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		4,130		5.3557  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,886		5.3500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,862		5.3512  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,434		5.4189  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		3,341		5.4230  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,270		5.3684  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		2,129		5.3495  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,841		5.4220  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,607		5.3550  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,574		5.4128  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,486		5.3638  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,421		5.4400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,269		5.4450  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,251		5.3600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,246		5.4522  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,218		5.4482  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		1,061		5.4200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		998		5.3546  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		640		5.3650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		619		5.3700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		608		5.4350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		596		5.4300  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		582		5.4650  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		539		5.4261  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		524		5.4225  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		439		5.4250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		432		5.3250  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		431		5.4100  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		409		5.3850  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		341		5.3400  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		337		5.3200  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		298		5.3800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		263		5.4600  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		260		5.4500  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		245		5.4091  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		195		5.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		194		5.4050  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		162		5.4800  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		134		5.3900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		126		5.3675  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		122		5.3950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		121		5.2900  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		120		5.3350  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		111		5.3750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		107		5.2950  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		106		5.4000  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		105		5.4750  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		100		5.4349  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		69		5.4700  GBP
25p ordinary		Purchase		58		5.3100  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		118,825		5.3971  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		103,135		5.3431  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		68,246		5.4450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		58,542		5.4550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		45,468		5.4299  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		37,301		5.4538  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		36,674		5.4197  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		28,886		5.4233  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		28,168		5.4001  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		25,827		5.4358  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		18,798		5.4290  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		17,396		5.4363  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		11,436		5.3875  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		9,332		5.4274  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		6,385		5.4204  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		4,545		5.4492  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,532		5.3562  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		3,322		5.4547  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,377		5.4509  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,227		5.4483  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,136		5.3550  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		2,085		5.4062  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,911		5.3496  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,802		5.3500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,235		5.4626  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		1,176		5.3744  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		933		5.4400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		789		5.3600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		640		5.3650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		619		5.3700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		608		5.4350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		596		5.4300  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		588		5.4650  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		439		5.4250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		432		5.3250  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		412		5.3450  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		409		5.3850  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		354		5.4545  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		341		5.3400  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		337		5.3200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		298		5.3800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		282		5.4613  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		262		5.4500  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		255		5.4750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		247		5.4339  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		235		5.4600  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		195		5.3000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		194		5.4050  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		162		5.4800  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		134		5.3900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		127		5.4551  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		122		5.3950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		121		5.2900  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		120		5.3350  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		115		5.4623  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		111		5.3750  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		107		5.2950  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		105		5.4000  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		105		5.4420  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		92		5.4200  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		69		5.4700  GBP
25p ordinary		Sale		58		5.3100  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of	Price per
relevant		description				reference	unit
security						securities
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	5.3173  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,911	5.3496  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,356	5.3718  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,176	5.3744  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,642	5.3802  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,436	5.3875  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		102	5.3900  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		118,825	5.3971  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		28,168	5.4001  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,881	5.4038  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,385	5.4204  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,332	5.4274  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		18,798	5.4290  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		45,568	5.4299  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		251	5.4300  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		25,827	5.4358  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		17,396	5.4363  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		68,246	5.4450  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,545	5.4492  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2	5.4500  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,377	5.4509  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		354	5.4545  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,322	5.4547  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		45,276	5.4550  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		671	5.4552  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		877	5.4616  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		115	5.4623  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,235	5.4626  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	5.3176  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,129	5.3495  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	5.3500  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,862	5.3512  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,676	5.3513  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,647	5.3550  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,520	5.3579  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		49	5.3600  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		107,215	5.3632  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		416	5.3669  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,282	5.3724  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		42,161	5.3740  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,000	5.3805  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		500	5.3975  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	5.4000  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,655	5.4038  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		727	5.4064  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		245	5.4091  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		431	5.4100  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		539	5.4261  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,218	5.4482  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		110,758	5.4550  GBP
25p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		200	5.4349  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		4,344	5.3186  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		2,007	5.3860  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		3,353	5.3958  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		5,260	5.3459  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		35,614	5.3908  GBP
25p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		10,630	5.4554  GBP
(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class	Product	Writing,	Number	Exercise	Type	Expiry	Option
of	description	purchasing,	of	price		date	money
relevant		selling,	securities	per unit			paid/
security		varying etc	to which				received
			option				per unit
			relates
(ii)	Exercise
Class of relevant		Product description		Exercising/ exercised against		Number of	Exercise price per
security						securities	unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant		Nature of Dealings		Details		Price per unit (if
security						applicable)
4.				OTHER INFORMATION
(a)	Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
NONE
(b)	Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between
the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
NONE
(c)	Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?				NO
Date of disclosure:				27 Nov 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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